People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius
Mauritius: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.26 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius is 1.26 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius peaked at 1.28 million people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million people, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 152nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.27 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 1.49 million people compare
- 150 Estonia 1.36 million people compare
- 151 Cyprus 1.35 million people compare
- 153 East Timor 1.22 million people compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.19 million people compare
- 155 Eswatini 1.11 million people compare
More population data for Mauritius
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 18,891 people (2100)
- Population density 291.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Mauritius was 1.26 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million people in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mauritius ranks 152nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.